Katy clears zoning hurdle for Zipline drone hub

Archival photograph of a Katy, Texas welcome sign, uploaded in 2011; not the proposed Zipline site.

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A new delivery station still needs permits before construction can begin.

Katy City Council approved a zoning change Monday allowing Zipline to establish a drone station in West Ten Business Park. The proposed facility would sit behind the shopping center at 27240 Katy Freeway, according to reporting by Hoodline and the Houston Chronicle.

Plans call for six towers. Zipline must obtain a building permit before construction, so the vote does not mean deliveries have begun. Company representatives described a four-to-eight-week permitting process followed by eight to 10 weeks of construction. The Chronicle reported that approval covers this parcel, not charging facilities across Katy.

Katy aprueba cambio de zonificación para centro de drones de Zipline

El Concejo de Katy aprobó el lunes un cambio de zonificación para una estación de drones de Zipline en West Ten Business Park. Según Hoodline y el Houston Chronicle, se ubicaría detrás del centro comercial de 27240 Katy Freeway.

El proyecto contempla seis torres y todavía necesita permiso de construcción. La votación no significa que ya comenzaron las entregas. Representantes de Zipline calcularon de cuatro a ocho semanas para los permisos y otras ocho a 10 para construir. El Chronicle informó que la autorización corresponde a ese terreno, no a instalaciones en toda Katy.

Sources / Fuentes: Houston Chronicle, Nov. 11; Hoodline, Nov. 11.